Line for Lyons

Line for Lyons
Live album by Stan Getz and Chet Baker
Released	1983
Recorded	February 18, 1983 Södra Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:03
Label	Sonet SNTF 899
Producer	Rune Öfwerman
Stan Getz chronology
Poetry (1983) Line for Lyons (1983) The Stockholm Concert (1983)
Chet Baker chronology
Out of Nowhere (1982) Line for Lyons (1983) Quintessence Volume 1 (1983)

Line for Lyons is a live album by saxophonist Stan Getz and trumpeter Chet Baker which was recorded in Sweden in 1983 and released on the Swedish Sonet label. The name of the album is based on the eponymous song by Gerry Mulligan, a tribute to Jimmy Lyons. Chet Baker played the song multiple times when he was part of Mulligan's lineup and it made its way into his standard repertoire.

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Allmusic

The Allmusic review said "Although Getz and Baker ended up not getting along very well personally, their cool-toned musical personalities fit together perfectly as can be heard on a brief duet version of "Line for Lyons". The remainder of the set finds them successfully revisiting six standards from the 1950s, making one wish it had not been 25 years since their last collaboration".

Track listing

1. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 8:20
2. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 5:25
3. "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) - 8:30
4. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 8:00
5. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) - 9:30
6. "Dear Old Stockholm" (Traditional) - 5:05
7. "Line for Lyons" (Gerry Mulligan) - 1:50

Personnel

• Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
• Chet Baker - trumpet
• Jim McNeely - piano (tracks 1–6)
• George Mraz - bass (tracks 1–6)
• Victor Lewis - drums (tracks 1–6)